Public forum, reception for public to meet Siemens scholars from ORHS

The public is invited to meet the 2012 Siemens competition semifinalists and regional finalists at a meeting set for 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 27, at the Oak Ridge High School amphitheater.

by Donna Smith/Staff

The public is invited to meet the 2012 Siemens competition semifinalists and regional finalists at a meeting set for 7 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Oak Ridge High School amphitheater.

The finalists will present a talk and poster on their research.

According to information from ORHS, “This event is an opportunity for our students to interact with the rich scientific expertise in our community, as well as allow a public preview of the amazing research ORHS students are doing.”

The regional finalists are AJ Toth and Jim Andress, who won a $6,000 scholarship at last weekend’s Siemens Competition in Math, Science & Technology at Georgia Tech. They’ll compete in the national contest Dec. 1-4 at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. and if they win they’ll get a $100,000 scholarship to share.

Their project is called “Creating a Higher-Efficiency Machine Learning Algorithm to Facilitate the Development of Cancer Treatment Drugs.”

Also competing at Georgia Tech last weekend were fellow semifinalists and ORHS students Kyuong-A Cho and Samantha Wang. Their project is “Rapid Prognostic Tool for Rechargeable Lithium-ion Batteries: Advancing Green Energy Storage.”

The amphitheater is located inside the ORHS main entrance and up the grand staircase. A reception will follow the presentations.